A juvenile mystery series comprised of over 150 books! Series begins with siblings moving into an abandoned train car in the forest after they are orphaned. They believe their grandfather, whom they are sent to live with, to be cruel and do not wish to go to him. They later find he is kind and loving and he moves the old boxcar into his backyard for their enjoyment and security. They later delve into many adventures along with him! Series was created and originally published in 1924 with currently over 150 books published. The most recent books take place in current time.

These were childhood favorites of mine, and so I was quite pleased to learn that my local library had them. They're actually still great reads; very wholesome, and good for all ages. ( )

This is an interesting book that shows the life of four orphans. The Boxcar Children is an easy read for your upper elementary school age kids. This book can show students the life of children that do not have a lot to live on but make the best out of it.

This series is a great way to introduce chapter and series reading to young ones. I would recommend reading the series out loud to a class to show that reading can be fun and interesting. Also, this would be a great book to introduce that private reading can be fun. ( )

my 5 year old loves these. easy to follow, easy to read-aloud and always keeps us interested. :-) ( )